As often as she can, Yusa Nishimura tucks away 500-yen coins (about $5) in a savings book.Credit...Kentaro Takahashi for The New York Times TOKYO — The loose change in Yusa Nishimura’s purse could be undermining Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic recovery plan for Japan. As often as she can, Ms. Nishimura tucks away 500-yen coins, worth a little under $5. Ms. Nishimura, 23, even has a folder tha
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